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L. W. SNELL. WINDOW CURTAIN.

No. 303,332. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

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WINDOW CURTAIN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrlce.

LEVI W. SNELL, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK.

,WlNDOW- CURTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,332, dated August12, 1884.

Application filed December 19, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI W. SNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Amsterdam Village, in the county of Montgomery and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Curtains, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide an adjustably-weighted bindingor fixture for the lower end of an ordinary window curtain or shade, andprovided with a spring-clip having an eye at its lower end to receive atassel or other ornament. This fixture I construct of such form as toprotect the lower portion of the curtain and preserve its form and shapeand render the curtain ornamental and attractive.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my inventionattached to a portion of a curtain. Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views ofFig. 1 on the lineX in said Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portionof one of my devices provided with the ornamental lines or figures n;and Fig. 5 is an elevation showing a portion of the piece B brokenaway'so as to. exhibit the space F and the'adjustable weighted rod F.

My invention is applicable to any of the ordinary window curtains orshadesas, for instance, those that are supported upon a roller providedwith a spring to counterbalance their weight, or those that aresupported and wound upon a roller by any of the well-known means now ingeneral use.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention belongs toconstruct and use the same, I will describe its construction andoperation.

I construct the piece B (see Figs. 1 2, 3, 4, and 5) of metal or anyother suitable material, of the form substantially as shown in theseveral figures. This piece B is constructed so as to form the hollowcylindrical space F. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 5.) The outer surface of thispiece B (if made of metal) may be figured or engraved in any suitable orattractive designs, as indicated in Fig. 4, and may be silver or nickelplated, or finished in any elegant manner, or left plain, as the trademay require. In this piece B, I make the perforations e,

.ive appearance.

(see Figs. 2 and 3,) which I usually tap with a screw-tap, so as toreceive the small capscrews 6. These cap-screws I prefer to have silveror nickel plated to give them an attract- I insert the rod F in thecylindrical space F, This rod F, I make of the proper weighttocounterbalance the springs that are used to wind up the curtains in manycurtain-fixtures now'in common use, and provide it at each end with anornamental trimming of any desired form, as indicated at 1' in Fig. 5.This rod F may be in separate 'sec- .tions or parts, substantially asshown in Fig.

5, and each part or section may be lengthened or reduced in length togive the required weight.

I construct a spring-clip, D, substantially of the form as shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3, having at its lower end the eye E to receive the cordor fastening of a tassel. The upper portion of this clip is parted whenplaced in position, so as to allow it to pass over the end of thecylindrical portion of the piece B, and 1s passed to the center of thepiece B, as shown in Fig. 1, where it is firmly held in position by thespring of the eye E and shank d. If preferred, the shank d may beperforated and a screw, a, inserted, as shown in Fig. 1. However, thisis not necessary. The small capscrews 0 may be substituted by smallrivets. I remove the cap-screws c and insert the end of the curtain orshade A between the parallel sides or jaws of the piece B, substantiallyas shown in the several figures, and then puncture the curtain or shadethrough the perforation e and replace the cap-screws and screw them uptightly, thereby securing the end of the curtain firmly between theparallel sides or jaws of the piece B, substantially as shown.

Having described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. A window curtain or shade having secured thereto a piece, B, providedwith a weight-rod, F, and aspring-clip, D, as and for the purposes shownand set forth.

2. A window-shade fixture consisting of a piece, B, rod F, havingsuitable ends, and a spring-clip to support a tassel and adapted to besecured to a window curtain or shade, sub stantially as described.

3. The piece B, constructed as described,

with a cylindrical space, F, the rod F, and In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in spring-clip D, all substantially in the manner presenceof witnesses. as set forth and described.

4. The piece 13, having a cylindrical space, LEVI W SNELL 5 F, andscrews 6, rod F, provided with suit- \Vitnesses:

able ends projecting from said space F, and P. J. LEWIS, springclip D,all constructed substai'ltially as XV. DAVIDSON JONES,

described and set forth. 0. H. ROOT.

